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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin & Thomas George

Manchester airport 'like the Hunger Games' as Liverpool FC fans jet off to Villarreal match

Travellers heading from Manchester Airport this morning have complained about 'crazy' queues to get into the terminal and security.

Many travellers are Liverpool FC fans heading to Spain for the Champions League semi-final against Villarreal. Kristian Walsh, Liverpool fan and Senior Sport Editor, tweeted about his experience, saying: " Manchester Airport is like the Hunger Games here."

According to passengers, the trouble seems to be with Terminal One, another traveller said: "T1 was a nice hour for security this morning! Looks like severe staff shortage." Another added tweeted a photograph of queues and added: "It’s 3am and the queue for bag drop at @manairport T1 is out of the door! And only one security queue out of twelve is open."

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